We just bought a new car and the highway mpg was estimated at 34. I've read reviews of people getting even higher. However, our mpg over Christmas driving (about 900 miles), was disappointing at 29 mpg. Now I speed so would driving 75-80 as opposed to 60-65 really cut my mileage by 5 mpg? Anything else I can try to increase my mpg?
2007-12-29 03:37:57 · 7 answers · asked by asncasckln k 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
Oh I know I lose mpg by speeding, but I don't care. If I gain an extra 30 minutes per 3 hour trip and it costs me a couple bucks in gas, so be it. Time's worth more to me than money.
2008-01-01 13:45:00 · update #1
I'm a part-time truckdriver, and I'm really happy to see this message. It makes me realize that there actually ARE people who don't realize that driving the hell out of their car makes them use more gas. Good freakin' grief. Slow the hell down, for cryin' out loud.
2007-12-29 09:12:08 · answer #1 · answered by gravytrain 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You haven't mentioned what kind of car this is. Is it domestic or foreign. Gas mileage CAN be speed dependent, but there are other factors here. How wind flows around, under, and over the car is important. Also the kind of gear ratios in the transmission count. Also the kind of tires and tire pressure you have influence greatly. Some tires have lower road resistance than others. Also, your best gas mileage will always be found when you use proper "tier one" fuels with proper amounts of detergent and volatility factors. If the car is new and you are unhappy with it, you can probably still return it to where you bought it. Cars with the best fuel mileage these days have the best engineering behind them. An Audi A3, for example, is returning numbers close to 40 on the highway. Some cars are so smart that when you take your foot off the pedal, they shut down the fuel pump to save on gas.
2007-12-30 11:10:32 · answer #2 · answered by Robert M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wear lighter shoes ( seriously drive in pumps)
Some thing with a soft sole so you feel the pressure of the pedal below your feet.
Install a vacuum gauge in the inlet system, this will help you keep the car at optimum without flooring the vehicle. has three portions green yellow red.. green good yellow bad red poor.
Most modern cars have a AMPG meter in the digital dash so you can use this to keep your AMPG figure high.
Avoid high speed, heavy acceleration and hard braking. Drive smoothly and read the Road craft manual and learn tapered braking and acceleration.
consider advanced driving or ROSPA course.
Oh and driving at more than 60 mph will seriously reduce the ecconomy of your car/vehicle/van about 5% per 5mph above
2007-12-29 04:40:00 · answer #3 · answered by Philip P 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
29 MPG is well within reasonable range from 34 estimated.
As the car breaks in it should get better though.
2007-12-29 03:55:52 · answer #4 · answered by terje_treff 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
speeding drains gas especially if its hilly, i know lots of people who wont go over 55-60 cause past that it just gets worse. gas vehicle estimates are almost never true but diesels seem to get better then the estimate. don't know why, they should both be just as accurate. i would also assume you use cruise control since its a long drive, that will help with mileage.
2007-12-29 04:32:09 · answer #5 · answered by billy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it can. speeding does suck the gas. and what the sticker says is just an estimate. your actual car may not even get that much. plus its new..it'll suck gas for a while.
2007-12-29 03:46:03 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
new cars have to break in before you will get optimal gas milage. I think its 8000-10,000 miles. Use good gas-it sounds nuts but works.
2007-12-29 03:47:11 · answer #7 · answered by Northerngurl 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋